Brush.



0. W. LINSGOTT.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION TILED DEC. 29, 1913.

Patented Dec. 8,191L

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CHARLES W. LINSGOTT, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

BRUSH.

Application filed December 29, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. LINSGOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in brushes and has for its primary object to provide a-brush which will be of extremely simple and cheap construction and which may be constructed in such manner that it may be formed with the cover of a paint can.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will be of extremely simple construction and composed of the minimum number of parts.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be cheap to manufacture as well as strong and durable and highly eflicient in use.

A still further object is to generally im prove and simplify the construction of de vices of this character and increase the chi ciency thereof without materially increasing the cost of manufacture of the same.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device with the cover in position upon a can; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the complete device; and Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal section through a portion of the device at right angles to Fig. 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates the metallic plate which has its opposite ends bent in against the main portion of the plate, as shown at 2, until they meet at the center of said main portion, after which they are bent downwardly in parallel relation, as shown at 3, and provided near their lower extremities with the registering transverse slots 4: through which are engaged the brush bristles 5.

It will be understood that the downwardly extended portions 3 of the ends 2 of the plate 1 are engaged against one another Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Serial No. 809,334.

and after the brush bristles 5 are engaged or looped through the registering slots 4:, a ferrule 6 is engaged around said downwardly extended portions 3 and the upper or central portions of the brush bristles 5, to securely retain said bristles in place. The ferrule 6 is secured in position by a plurality of rivets 7 or other suitable securing members engaged transversely therethrough and through said downwardly extended portions 3. The main portion of the plate 1 is secured against the inner face of a cover 8 of a can 9 or other receptacle by solder or other suitable securing means, whereby the brush bristles 5, as well as the plate 1 and ferrule 6, will be within the can 9 or other receptacle upon which the cover 8 is secured.

I prefer to secure the plate 1 upon the inner face of a cover 8 having its main portion depressed, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The object of applying my invention to this form of receptacle cover will be readily apparent, as the handle supporting strip 10 may be secured to the outer face of the depressed portion of the cover with its opposite ends 11 directed upwardly, and the ends of the handle 12 pivoted upon said ends 11 so that said handle, when not in use, may be bent downwardly upon said depressed portion of the cover 8, thereby placing the handle flush with the outer edge 13 of the cover 8, whereby said handle will be out of the way, eliminating all danger of bending or breaking off said handle. It will be evident, however, that my invention may be applied to other forms of receptacle covers and will be extremely cheap to manufacture and apply, as both the plate 1 and handle supporting strip 10 may be soldered to the cover 8 or secured in position in any well known or preferred manner, and sold with the re ceptacle containing paint or other liquid to be applied by brush, thereby making it unnecessary for painters and the like to provide themselves with a set of brushes for the different color paints.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising a plate having its opposite ends bent inwardly and directed downwardly, the downwardly directed portions of said ends being engaged against each other and being provided with registering slots, bristles engaged through said slots and having their ends disposed in longitudinal alinement with the downwardly directed portions of the ends of said plate, and a ferrule engaged around thedownwardly extended portions of said plate to cover said slots and retain the bristles in position.

2. A device of the class described comprising a plate having its opposite ends bent inwardly and directed downwardly, the down- Wardly directed portions of said ends being engaged against and parallel with one another, said downwardly directed portions being provided with registering slots, bristles engaged through said slots, and means engaged around said downwardly directed portions to cover said slots and retain the bristles in position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence. of two witnesses.

CHARLES WV. LINSCOTT.

Witnesses CHARLES D. DAWSON, B. H. HAMMAR.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

